Manifestações atuais no Brasil

“pedir” para não poder “pedir mais”

Abstract

After the victory of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) on October 30, 2022, we have been experiencing troubled days for our Democratic State of Law. Demonstrators supporting the current defeated government in the electoral process, who did not accept the results of the ballot box, are in the streets uttering slogans of annulment of the election, while interceding to the Armed Forces for a military intervention. The iolence has been on the rise, including attacks on the powers that be and the burning of the flag. A part of the population, self-proclaimed "patriots" and "good citizens," have been blockading and causing unrest with clear coup intentions. So, the question that inevitably arises is: can the constitutionally recognized right to free speech turn into an undemocratic act? Is our democracy in danger? To answer such question, this article will address the following topics: General notions of state, rule of law and democratic rule of law; Classic conceptualization of Left and Right as well as political actions of ideological character that are part of this dyad; and, finally, considerations about the demonstrations that began after the defeat of Jair Bolsonaro and whether the unfolding of these acts can be considered constitutional.